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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

literalise en · VERB

Etymology

From literal + -ise.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of literalize.
    alt of literalize
    • Its highest-concept blockbuster to date, Inside Out (Disney, U), dares to literalise this process, guiding viewers’ feelings by personifying them, placing them at the centre of a narrative they’d usually accompany. 2015 November 22, Guy Lodge, “Inside Out; Southpaw; Hot Pursuit; 13 Minutes; Maggie; Rififi – review”, in The Observer:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
literalises Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
literalising Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
literalised Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
literalised Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

literaliser